破镜

Traditional (Taiwan): 破鏡

pòjìng ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ

    • broken mirror
    • fig. broken marriage
    • divorce

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Words that sound like pòjìng

Words with 破镜

Starting with 破镜

  • 破镜重圆 pòjìngchóngyuán two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined

Ending with 破镜

  • 乐昌破镜 lèchāngpòjìng story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 lèchānggōngzhǔ (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.)

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